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This is not exactly a blog post about real estate or the real estate market, but it is one for homeowners with an inground swimming pools. For the first time I'm living in a home with an inground pool. We've been in this home for more than three years now and I always maintained the pool myself. ...
08/30/2009
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This seasonally adjusted data is provided by the Census Bureau and this graph was published today in the Naples Daily News. It very likely has been reproduced in newspapers all across the country. Why? It's good news! While the economy is still hurting in many respects, it is also starting to ...
08/30/2009
Today it is reported in the Naples Daily News that London Bay Homes has reached an agreement to purchase 50 single-family and villa homes sites from the financially troubled Bonita Bay Group. London Bay Homes has been a long time builder of homes in Mediterra and sees this move as a long term com...
08/29/2009
We all knew that sooner or later this would happen. Centex (now Pulte the nation's #1 home builder) has managed the inventory well through the downturn. New product was only built to order whether single-family or carriage/coach home. This has resulted, finally, in a reduction of inventory. This ...
08/20/2009
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Previously reported in the Bonita Daily News, the Bonita Bay Group will close all the clubs it operates, if they are not sold, after September 30 as a result of financial difficulties with running the clubs and the huge liability on the books for members' deposits. Bonita Bay Group suspended its ...
08/20/2009
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Now, say that three times fast! It's the headline from the Naples Area Board of Realtors (NABOR) most recent press release reporting the data for July 2009 sales. The subtitle reads: Report Shows Strong Pending Sales Followers of my blog and those who receive my monthy Market Watch Reports should...
08/14/2009
...and not just Naples but all of southwest Florida. South Florida was one of, if not, the first areas to burst the housing bubble. It only stands to reason that it will be the first to recover. We're already seeing it. 'Buy when everyone is selling and sell when everyone is buying', how often ha...
08/13/2009
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The West Bay Club has just announced close-out pricing for remaining new units in the Jasmine Bay North Tower. There are twelve select residences from the second floor up to the 19th floor. All model units (01/06, 02/05, and 03/04) are available. Some units are "desginer ready" and some units are...
08/13/2009
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Click the Twitter icon above and "follow me" on Twitter. I plan to chronical my real estate activities (buyer representation and listing/selling) as I visit the many developments in southwest Florida over time. I will "tweet" interesting real estate market developments, listings, and notable eve...
08/13/2009
Two recent announcements are The Mercato center in north Naples (Vanderbilt Rd and U.S. 41): Blue Martini grand opening next to McCormick's & Schmick's ground floor. Happy hour is from 4 - 7PM in the nation's premier martini lounge. There is a terrific menu of some 40 different martinis to choose...
08/05/2009